haha... I'll just pop the boot disk in, turn it on, ask her to put in the password like nothing is any different, and see if it boots from the floppy. I'm guessing though that the permissions wouldn't change cos' it's the same account. If I had the admin account.....

Originally posted by Gizmo:Windows isn't an operating system, it sits ontop of DOS which is an operating system . DOS will always be a part of windows, otherwise there whoudn't be ANY dos executable files... The second DOS isn't a part is the second hexxagon wont work for me, and then myfriend is when i buy a tech9 and drive to washington...

I can't believe I heard this from Gizmo's mouth.

Windows 3.1 and earlier were not OS's. DOS was the OS and windows was the GUI. DOS ceased to be the main OS when Windows 95 came out. However, it was still DOS was that executed first when you booted the computer. DOS was the starter, and Windows was the engine. When Windows started up - DOS shut down. After that point, Windows had virtual DOS environments to fool DOS programs into running.

Then Windows ME came along. It skipped the DOS startup altogether. No longer could you reboot into DOS mode - cause DOS is never executed. This is also true of Win2K and later.

But in fact, Windows was a real operating system since Win95.

If anybody wants to hear more technical info on what makes an OS, and therefor the main core difference between DOS and Win3.1, and Win3.1 with Win95, then let me know.

err...this isn't about whether or not it's an OS, cause It does suck (yer right about that gizzy).The real issue here is the tech stuff I need help on (even though I'm guessing the both of you have deep seated hate towards Windows I know the both of you are far more knowledgeable than I, and I also know this means you can help me figure it out I read something last night about passwording yer BIOS. I knew it could be done, but I hadn't thought about it before and I've never actually seen a computer with password protection on its BIOS. I know it would be easy to crack, but I don't even know if thats what the **** is up with the computer.....

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But anyway, if you want to know what a password protected BIOS looks like then go home, get on your computer, go into the BIOS setup using whatever key-combo is relevent for your computer, then set a password and reboot. After doing that, you can tell US if it's a BIOS prompt or not.

I'm still not positive why everyone hates windows. It's all about which version you run. I personally run Win2k, and it's very stable and loving to me. Dual boot on this system with Slackware...I still use Win2k more. (i've got a slack server also)

The reason you probably can't reach the command prompt is because she has you on a restricted account. When you create an account in Win2k, you can go ahead and choose multiple programs, folders, and other things that you don't want certain groups or users to access. So all she'd have to do is make it so command.bat or whatever it is, is denied for you.

I'm not sure of ways around it, but this is most likely the reason that you can't get in. As far as getting into the bios, I'm not sure what your reason would be, but try some keys other than del. This won't work when the little white bar loads on Win2k, but you have to do it when it's checking RAM and such, RIGHT WHEN YOU BOOT UP. Try F1, F2, TAB, and maybe even backspace if my memory serves me right.

I haven't overclocked my AMD 1.3 T-Bird, but the assholes who built my computer built it without fans. That's right. I've got a 1.3 T-Bird shut up in a case running at about 95 degrees, along with a GeForce2 which they snuggled up real nice against the card for my equalizer.

I should really buy some fans and move that hardware around. But I'm lazy.

they have it all the same at my school, u could try looking through your admins trash. at my school my admin is an old ladie that works at the school library, she has a guy (dan) do all her stuff for her. or you could do a little trick i do....get a computer thats next to the admins comp, and switch the key boards, i dont mean like unplug em, but jsut move then around. lol i did this to my teacher, and she was staring at the key baord the whole time she typeing her pass so this appeared on the screan for my notpad

d_spofford (tab) girlpost (apperently her pass)

too funny to bad i got a detention

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